The Oddworld franchise is making a comeback, starting with a remastered version of Stranger’s Wrath created by a small team at Just Add Water. The developer’s ambition encompasses six Oddworld projects in total — that’s an Oddworld Quintology plus one.

“Well for one I’m a HUGE fan, and always have been, all the way back to 1997,” said Stewart Gilray, managing director of Just Add Water. “Other members of the team are also fans, and as a company we all care deeply about the project, and will only sign off on it ourselves, when we are happy with it in every aspect.”

Talking to Joystiq via email, Gilray explained that his company’s collaboration with Oddworld Inhabitants started when he was introduced to series creator Lorne Lanning, during the 2009 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Hello. Follow me. Isn’t that how all these deals happen?

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